Only thing I can mention is make sure that you chmod +x /etc/ppp/ip-up.local I also occasionally put in echo's and create my own log file in /tmp. logger is also an excellent solution to put entries into /var/log/messages. - kevin On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 00:43:40 +0200, Alexander Dalloz <alexander.dalloz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Fr, den 06.08.2004 schrieb edwarner99@xxxxxxxxx um 0:18: > > > How can I tell if the script in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local > > is being executed, or where the problem lies? > > > I have the following in /etc/ppp/ip-up.local: > > > > #!/bin/bash > > PATH=$PATH:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin > > export PATH > > > > sh /etc/firestarter/firewall.sh > > Add to the end of the script following line: > > /usr/bin/logger -t `basename $0` -p daemon.notice "ip-up.local executed" > > and observe the messages log file during connects. I don't see why it > shouldn't be executed. Though /etc is no good place for executive > scripts. If you want to use $1 and $6 in the firewall.sh script you > should know that these variables are not available there, like you did > set things up. > > Alexander > > -- > Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany | GPG key 1024D/ED695653 1999-07-13 > Fedora GNU/Linux Core 2 (Tettnang) kernel 2.6.7-1.494.2.2smp > Serendipity 00:40:30 up 1 day, 18:08, load average: 0.23, 0.24, 0.15 > > >
